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On a day that has seen a lot of painful (and painfully dull) rehashing of political angst against former Vice President Dick Cheney, pegged to his upcoming autobiography, Ed Schultz’s Cheney panel managed to squeeze out an entertaining wrinkle or two. On Thursday night’s The Ed Show, Ring of Fire host Mike Papantonio struggled to keep Cheney’s villainy on par with Dubya’s, while Daily Show co-creator Lizz Winstead was suitably disturbed by the idea of Cheney as Bush’s binky.

In reflecting on the news that the co-founder of the Family Rights Council had used Rentboy.com to find someone to “lift his luggage,” political satirist Lizz Winstead tweeted: “Gay prostitutes are the unsung heroes of investigative journalism.”

Greetings world, and welcome to the second installment of “Tweets On A Plane,” whereby I amuse myself on board a flying chunk of metal in the sky by perusing your wit and wisdom in 140 characters via a pre-loaded Tweetdeck. I’m flying Porter Airlines, which rules — free wine, people, and do you think I’m indulging? Well what else goes with my free almonds, Terra chips and cookie? — and I am not lamenting the lack of on-board wifi one bit. Seriously, do I need to be wired all the time?

With a panel titled “Why ‘You’ Shouldn’t Post on YouTube” hosted at the Friars Club, you can’t blame us for expecting a roast to break out. But there were no acerbic send ups of YouTube’s inadequacies, and the back and forth did not follow that route. Instead, the discussion became a rebuttal of the panel’s premise. Why shouldn’t you post on YouTube?